Case Progression Assistant
Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.
An opportunity has become available for the post of Case Progression Assistant within Criminal Justice Services at the Central Case Management Unit, based at Lloyd House, Birmingham. It will involve working within the world of Criminal Justice. Applications are invited from persons who are motivated, flexible and hard working.
The applicant will be working under the supervision of the Manager and Team Leaders of the Central Case Management Unit.
Key responsibilities:
- Review of digital Remand Files.
- Review of GAP & Youth Files
- Review of NGAP files.
- Completion of Allocation Spread-sheets.
- Review and inputting of charges onto the court system
- Review and allocation of Case Action Plans.
- Completion of PNC checks and uploading of previous convictions into CONNECT.
- Daily post
- Reviewing and dispatching Postal Charge Requisitions.
- Provide administrative support to Case Progression Officers.
Essential Skills:
- Personal resilience, flexible, adaptive
- Able to use routine office systems, including filing, photocopying, registers, logs and complete statistical returns to require quality standards
- Ability to use or be trained on a range of operational computer applications and communication systems CONNECT, PNC and OUTLOOK
- To be aware of the Force policies in relation to equality and diversity and challenge instances of non-compliance
- To be aware of own responsibilities and actions concerning health and safety at work and report shortfalls in health and safety to line management
- Required to regularly liaise with colleagues at all ranks internal and external to the organisation
- Excellent time management and managing own workload
- Effective communication skills including written and verbal
- Active listening skills
- Articulate
- Methodical
- IT skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
- Work independently with limited supervision.
- Possess excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
- Demonstrate a planned and organised approach to achieving objectives, defining clear timescales and outcomes while managing competing priorities.
- Ability to assist with the management of team workload in absence Case Progression Team Leader(s)
Desirable:
- Be conversant with Microsoft Office and have excellent computer literacy skills.
- Problem solving
- Background in basic office functions.
- An understanding of criminal legislation including Codes of Practice and Data Protection
Benefit Statement:
By choosing to join West Midlands Police you will receive an enhanced benefits package including:
Fair remuneration with progression opportunities and access to a very competitive pension scheme.
Enhanced annual leave in addition to public holiday entitlements.
Discounts across travel, parking, daily costs of living and leisure activities.
A comprehensive wellbeing package including 24/7 support, free eye tests and flu jabs
Comprehensive benefits including pension, Blue Light Card, and employee assistance programme.
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Medical: Successful applicants will be subject to a medical assessment which may include a drug or hearing test.
Interview: TBC
Hours: Monday to Friday. Working flexibly between hours of 7am to 5pm.
Contact: For further information email careers@westmidlands.police.uk
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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